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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A jar contains 11 pennies and 8 dimes. What is the ratio of dimes to pennies? A. 19 to 11 B. 11 to 19 C. 8 to 11 D. 11 to 8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

just put the number of dimes over the number of pennies

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then if you can simplify

OpenStudy (anonymous):

dimes to pennies so, 8 dimes and ___ pennies or 8 to ___ (pennies)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but you cant here since its 8/11 and both numbers are not divisible by the same number

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I see

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ratio just means fraction

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but I still cant get it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay what did you do?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what are you having trouble with?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

8 : 11?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ya see you got it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the question

OpenStudy (anonymous):

correct

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh ok thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

as i said before. ratio means fraction. so the question was asking for the fraction of the number of dimes over the number of pennies.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The answer is 8:11

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